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NETNEWS SEPTEMBER 2015

09/02/15 10m Phone Net

W6ZE/AF6C checked in KE6YHX, W6HHC, WB6IXN, WØMEC, and W6ETC. AF6C announced four Steves in the Net!...Looks like the Steves will soon win most names spot on the Net!...And Bob also said the ARRL Convention will be held in Torrance. YHX takes the truck back to the mechanics to service the brakes and tighten a bumper. HHC hears all OPs tonite, and Ken announces new owners of Watsons will continue as usual. Ken also announced in interference problem between the OPD RACES repeater and the Catalina Repeater. IXN announced 40m opening agn on Sunday morning on 7.086 MHz CW net, and Bob told OPs interested in INFORMATION PRESERVATION to check out Leonard Susskind in his book, ‘The Blackhole Wars’. HHC will go back east to give a DATV talk to a TAPR group, and IXN told MEC to watch a Norfolk & Western DVD on the web (free) titled, ‘Pillars of smoke in the Sky’…Clem’s sigs were weak at IXN’s QTH, but readable. ETC heard all OPs FB tonite, and, Tom was running barefoot tonite wid no tuner…Tom announced ‘Show & Tell’ at next meeting…Bring your goodies! HHC said the ARRL Convention was Sept. 13.

09/02/15 2m Phone Net

W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in W6ETC, KK6VNB, KK6FYG, W6ATB, KK6TRC, and WØMEC. ETC asked IXN to write up a protocol for the 2m Net for use by future Net Controls, and Tom once agn announced ‘Show & Tell’ at next meeting. VNB checked in, dropped out, and came back once agn wid 5/9 sigs. FYG’s new Diamond antenna is working FB, and Mike announced all quiet seismically. ATB was working 2m on the 2m meteor scatter beam tonite, and Greg announced that he is a grandpa once agn! TRC was a co-pilot on a small airplane flight which he enjoyed, and IXN heard MEC FB on 2m tonite, and Clem will look up DVD recommended by IXN & brother Lee.

09/09/15 10m Phone Net

W6ZE/AF6C checked in W6HHC, KE6YHX, W6UX, WB6IXN, K6PGH, N6ISY, and W6ETC. AF6C bought a new TV…Now Bob will watch football in style! YHX continues work on the truck, and Corey gave all OPs a signal report. IXN reconnected the ant to the rig after a nearby lightning strike during the rain, and, MEC had rain in Westminster also, and Clem, using low power, was heard by most OPs. UX enjoyed the rain today, and now Jeff is cleaning up a few QSL cards, and UX mentioned liquid tape for use to seal coax connectors. PGH made 4 contacts on PSK-31, and, commented on the Fullerton Fire yesterday. OML said the Triumvirate, AF6C, OML, and DLA, serviced Talking Book machines at Braille today, and ISY got sum rain at the QTH today…It felt good! ETC is off to HAMCON this weekend, and Clem got Ken’s emails.

09/09/15 2m Phone Net

W6ZE/KE6YHX checked in W6HHC, W6UX, WB6IXN, K6PGH, KJ6OML, N6ISY, WØMEC, AF6CF, N6HC, K6PKA, KK6FYG, KK6REB, and W6ETC. Do to the lightning storm earlier, IXN had to reconnect the antenna before joining the Net. AF6C bought a new TV…Now Bob is ready fer those football games! YHX continues to do truck repairs while completing sum antenna work last week. UX and OPs all enjoyed the rain today, and Jeff is busy working on QSL cards tonite. Lightning struck near IXN’s QTH, knocking out power temporarily. OML & AF6C gave the Braille report…The Triumvirate OML, AF6C, and DLA serviced 24 Talking Book machines today!...Tnx, guys! PGH made 4 contacts on PSK-31 tonite, and Doug commented on the Fullerton fire. ISY got a ’lil rain…It felt good! ETC has been involved wid traps on a Comet antenna, and Tom is off to HAMCON this weekend! HC will soon be off on another DXpedition to Chesterfield Reef, and no HAMCON for Arnie this year. PKA is glad to be back from extended business and to check out the house for any rain damage. MEC heard all OPs at least 3 bars tonite, and YHX thinks abt putting a thermometer in the truck to check out summer heat. FYG heard Corey well up in Rialto, and REB, Steve, checked in wid gud sigs. IXN put a new scanner on San Sevaine seismometer…The old one ‘gave up the ghost!’

09/16/15 10m Phone Net

Republican Debate!...2 checkins only wid KE6YHX as NC. W6ZE/KE6YHX checked in WB6IXN and AF6C. Happy Birthday, Corey, and TNX fer NC duties tonite! IXN said we might be in for increasing earthquakes in So. CA., and AF6C checked into Net after the Republican Debate. We think most OPs were glued to the ‘tube’ watching the debate.

09/16/15 2m Phone Net

W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in KK6FYG, KK6VNB, AF6C, K6PKA, KE6YHX, KK6TRC, and KJ6JAY(Eddy). FYG & IXN briefly discussed the Great Earthquake off the coast of Chile earlier today, and VNB has completed a course in Incident Management sponsored by FEMA. AF6C still has plenty of roast left from a 5 lb roast, and Bob is now sporting a new big screen TV…Sounds like party time Bob! And Bob said OPs are not picking up their badges…THEY ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE AT CLUB MEETINGS! PKA hopes the homeowner’s assoc. will replace a sunken sidewalk that becomes ‘Lake Jack’ during a big rain. YHX came thru the rain showers in flying colors. TRC, in charge of maintenance for 300+ apartment units, was replacing a roof on a unit during the recent rain storm. JAY(Eddy) was visiting in the area, and may join us at a Club meeting on a future visit.

09/23/15 10m Phone Net

W6ZE/AF6C checked in WØMEC, W6JTT, W6HHC, WB6IXN, KE6YHX, W6ATB, KJOML, and W6ETC. MEC said no rain in Westminster, and Clem had 3/5 sigs at IXN’s QTH. JTT hear MEC loud and clear, and, Sam just returned from a trip to Alaska. HHC had two daughters at the QTH helping sort things out, and & OPs enjoyed ‘show & tell’ at last Club meeting….Ken lamented having missed the meeting, but, enjoyed watching his granddaughter play soccer! The Triumvirate, AF6C, OML, and DLA, attended a repair session at Braille Institute today, and YHX has begun installing ham radio gear in the truck. OML said that he, Bob, and Bruce serviced around16 Talking Book Machines today. ATB checked in, is looking forward to the Club Auction, and was off ti din-din. ETC checked in near Net’s end, wid company at the QTH, and HHC recommended that Tom check wid Art Goddard, W6XD, as a possible Club speaker at a future meeting. IXN told OPs not to miss the upcoming Chesterfield DXpedition article in October QST.

09/23/15 2m Phone Net

W6ZE/KE6YHX checked in WØMEC, KK6FYG, AF6C, KK6VNB, W6JTT, WB6IXN, WA6SDX(Chuck), KK6KMM(Ed), KK6TRC, KJ6JKA, and KK6REB. IXN appreciated YHX sending a list of 2m checkins to verify his own list. MEC copied most OPs FB tonite including SDX(Chuck) in the Garden Grove Campground. VNB(Jack) is a new VE…Congrats, Jack. AF6C, IXN, FYG, YHX, and OPs had a roundtable discussing San Sevaine seismometer, 163.795,163.800 MHz, located in the San Gabriel Mts. I believe Ed, KMM, has a new Kenwood rig, and NC cudn’t hear REB(Steve), but TRC relayed for Steve. JTT got back from Alaska safely. JKA had strong sigs from HB.

09/30/15 10m Phone Net

W6ZE/AF6C checked in WØMEC, W6HHC, WB6IXN, KJ6JKA, KJ6OML, KK6TRC, and KE6YHX. MEC, wid no noise tonite, heard IXN faintly, and Bob told Clem that brother Lee has found a new steam railroad site. And HHC praises Diane for wise choice of a ceiling fan in the bedroom, and Ken will soon be off to a Taper Communications meeting back East where he hopes to interest OPs in DATV. IXN and HHC get their County tax bills, and IXN cudn’t see the penumbral eclipse of the moon…Too cloudy! JKA checks in on a new Cushcraft vertical, up 20 ft., using 100W tonite…5/9 sigs at IXN’s QTH! The Triumvirate, AF6C, OML, and DLA didn’t go to Braille Institute today wid no Talking Book Machines to repair. TRC, Jeff, checks into Net for the 1st time using a Kenwood 430-S and a homemade dipole, wid S6 sigs at IXN’s QTH. YHX checks in reporting sending a relative to Idaho, and, a faulty switch on the truck.

09/30/15 2m Phone Net

W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in KJ6JKA, W6ETC, KK6KMM, KE6YHX, KK6FYG, KJ6OML, KM6CEM(Charles), WØMEC, KK6VNB, KK6TRC, and KK6WFV(Phil)…Nice checkin, OPs! JKA lights up 6 bars at IXN,s QTF, and Wil briefly describes a homemade 2m antenna using old TV twinlead. ETC hears MEC well tonite but Charles, in San Dimas, is weak…And Tom reminds all abt the upcoming Club Auction in Oct. KK6KMM(Ed), in Yorba Linda, has 5/9 sigs at NC tonite, and Corey, YHX, has a faulty indicator switch in the truck that needs replacing, and FYG & IXN briefly discuss the finding of water on Mars. OML says the Triumvirate, AF6C, OML, and DLA, only go to Braille Institute every two weeks now…Wid the new digital Talking Book machines, very few repairs need to be made! CEM, checking in wid gud sigs from San Dimas, is invited to the Club Auction this month…We tell Charles to check out the Club website at www.w6ze.org. MEC copied CEM in San Dimas weak on his Slim Jim antenna. VNB will be attending an Emergency Center meeting at Lomas Bridge. TRC checked into the 10m Net for the 1st time tonite, and Jeff is preparing rental units for upcoming bad WX. WFV(Phil), in HB, had 5/9 sigs at NC tonite, and Phil hears all HB OPs well.


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